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Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard has married her partner John Burns ahead of receiving treatment for cancer. Ex-EastEnders star Wendy Richard has married her partner, John Burns, ahead of receiving treatment for cancer.
Guests who arrived for the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair included Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the soap. Former colleagues including Todd Carty, who played Richard's son Mark Fowler in the BBC One soap, were at the ceremony at a hotel in London's Mayfair.
Other former co-stars including Barbara Windsor and Natalie Cassidy, who played her daughter-in-law Sonia, were also thought to have attended. They were joined by her on-screen daughter-in-law Natalie Cassidy, who played Sonia Jackson, and Laila Morse, best known as Mo Harris.
Richard recently revealed that she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer.Richard recently revealed that she had an aggressive, terminal form of cancer.
Pain-free dayPain-free day
The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - was a special guest at the ceremony.The actress's dog Lily - which is related to the Cairn terrier who was her on-screen dog Betty in EastEnders - was a special guest at the ceremony.
Richard said the move to bring forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers and outfits for their big day.John Burns has been with Wendy Richard for 13 years The couple, together with Lily, were greeted by an army of press photographers as they left the hotel and got into a limousine with blacked-out windows.
She said: "We were going to get married anyway but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before." John Burns has been with Wendy Richard for 13 years
Richard had said the move to bring forward the wedding meant there was little time to order a cake, flowers and outfits for their big day.
"We were going to get married anyway, but when we got the diagnosis we decided to push ahead and get married now. There was no rush before."
The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh.The star, who was in EastEnders for more than 21 years, said recently that she wanted to enjoy a pain-free day and have a laugh.
The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday.The couple's honeymoon in the US has been postponed until Richard completes her course of chemotherapy, which is due to start on Monday.
Richard and Burns, who is 20 years younger than her, have been together for 13 years.Richard and Burns, who is 20 years younger than her, have been together for 13 years.
The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions.The actress, who also appeared in sitcom Are You Being Served?, has been divorced on three previous occasions.
Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones.Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones.